Snappy Sunday: Transformation
So, how many photos have you taken with your camera this week? A few? A ton? And how many of those photos do you love? Is that number is a bit lower than you’d like? Never fear, I’m going to…
Tutorials & Tips
Practical, step-by-step guides to help you grow as a digital or hybrid scrapbooker—from beginner basics to advanced techniques., step-by-step guides to help you grow as a digital or hybrid scrapbooker—from beginner basics to advanced techniques.
Poetry of Motion In-Camera
There are a few simple tricks to adding motion to photographs in-camera. When would you want to use these techniques? Well, to give oomph to your shots, and make ’em stand out! Frozen motion is all well and good, but…
Snappy Sunday: Phoneography Apps Just for Fun
Happy Sunday! Today, I want to show you a few apps that are really just for fun :). I spent time this week discovering some new ones, and although I may not use them all the time, it’s kind of…
The Eyes Have It
Hey Happy Scrappers! Polly Liana here, with some quick tips about getting the most out of your portraits. Do you remember this iconic portrait by Steve McCurry that appeared on the cover of National Geographic in 1985? When the world…
Back 2 School
Polly Anne of Alamo here with the crazed look of a mom with too many children and the wonder of all this time on her hand as they are all in school! How are you other mom’s handling the life…
Journal Pad: Let Your Kids Do All The Work
*insert evil laugh here* So, my kids are starting school today. Yep, today I am the mother of a High School Freshman! EEK, how did that happen? Also, the mom of a 7th grader, 3rd grader and Kindergartener. Whew,…
Snappy Sunday: It’s All About the Phone
So, the evolution of photography in my life has been an interesting one. I’ve always loved photography and my 1st camera looked a little like this… Yep, I really had one of these, and still remember taking out the picture…
Good Idea!
Hello Happy Scrappers! PolLiana here, with some shortcuts that will make your scrapping easier and faster. Are you a bit new to digital scrapbooking? I started about a year-and-a-half ago and along the way, I’ve collected a few really great…
Wooden Doll Tutorial
Greetings, Happy Scrappers! Polly Liana (PolLiana?) here, with a tutorial on how to make fun wooden dollies for dramatic play with children. I’ve been teaching kindergarten for 20 years and anyone who knows me is aware of how much I…
Art JouRnaliNg is aLive and wEll @ the-Lily Pad!
This last month has been beyond amazing to me in the realm of art journaling. I have watched over 25 ladies get excited and totally into making ONE page with the art journal theme! Each Friday, a chat of about…
From Trash to Treasure — Hybrid Inspiration Project
Hey all, Polly Jewelle here! As a hybrid scrapper I find myself collecting things while thinking in my mind, “Hey, I could use that for a project!” Today I’m going to give you a very quick walk through of how…
None Destructive Modifications
Hi everyone, Dalis here with another short tutorial (big on photos, but short in time… I pinky promise). We often have to modify either a picture or an element to suit our needs or to fix lighting or distracting…